"Civil Defense has been saying they can't predict it, but there's a good possibility, so they made everybody very aware that this could happen". He said he told his mother on Friday to pack a bag, just in case.

State Sen. Russell Ruderman said he's experienced many earthquakes, but the magnitude-5.4 temblor that hit first "scared the heck out of me".

She said the flurry of earthquakes seemed to happen every minute. "That was kind of unsettling", Osuna told The Post, adding that it was "nerve-racking" not knowing exactly where the eruption would occur.

Small ground cracks less than a few inches wide developed Wednesday on roads near the volcano, reflecting "the buildup of stress at the surface due to magma intrusion", the U.S. Geological survey said.

Earlier Thursday, seismic activity had flagged - a good sign - but officials continued to stress that residents along Kilauea's east rift zone should continue to prepare for a possible eruption.

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"You can feel it all the way into the core of your being", she said.

One woman angrily told police guarding Leilani Estates that she was going in and they couldn't arrest her. "Then we saw some lava popping out". They chose the hurricane insurance, she said. Today she surprised us.

His family was forced out of the village of Kapoho, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Pahoa, after an eruption in 1960, and he's witnessed other eruptions over the past three decades.

On Twitter, one person wrote, "OMG my island is on fire" and included a video of lava gushing from the middle of a road.

Communities in the mostly rural Puna district, which sits on Kilauea's eastern flank, know it is one of the world's most active volcanoes and have seen its destruction before.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has also closed off access to about 15,688 acres, which run from the Puu Oo vent to the ocean. "This is not done.' There's too much lava in the system", resident Ikaika Marzo said.

Besides, the USGS noted, "the opening phases of fissure eruptions are dynamic and uncertain". Although no significant lava flows have yet formed, additional outbreaks of lava, which can reach temperatures of about 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit (1,150 Celsius), were expected, the agency said. The eruption allows for further studying of the volcano.

Civil defense officials cautioned the public about high levels of sulfur dioxide near the volcano and urged vulnerable people to leave immediately. "There's a concern about looters coming into the homes after they've been evacuated, so the National Guard is assisting county police with additional resources to minimize that threat".

"This stuff could go on for a couple days, weeks or months", Stenback said.

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